March 10, 2014 – Newsletter
BATI QUOTES
Customers buy on price because they can’t find extraordinary quality, convenience, service and value.
-Warren Greshes
BATI Knowledge
Changing the N-Number on your Aircraft
Forming an N-Number
N-Numbers – N-Numbers consist of a series of alphanumeric characters. U.S. registration numbers may not exceed five characters in addition to the standard U.S. registration prefix letter N. These characters may be\
- One to five numbers (N12345)
- One to four numbers followed by one letter (N1234Z)
- One to three numbers followed by two letters (N1234AZ)
To avoid confusion with the numbers one and zero, the letters “I” and “O” are not used in n-numbers.
An N-number may not begin with a zero. You must precede the first zero in an N-number with any number from 1 thru 9 (for example N01Z is not valid, but N101Z is valid!)
Special Registration Numbers
A special registration number is an N-Number that you select for immediate use on a specific aircraft or to reserve in your name for future use. The FAA fee for reservation or assignment of a special registration number is $10.00.
Special registration numbers may be
- used to change the N-Number currently on your aircraft
- assigned to a new home-built, import, or newly manufactured aircraft in preparation for registering that aircraft
- reserved for one year. Upon reservation the FAA will mail a confirmation notice to the requester. A renewal notice will also be sent prior to the expiration date. Reservations may be renewed for additional periods of one year – the renewal fee is $10 each year.
Changing the N-Number on your Aircraft
Transferring, assigning and changing N-Numbers on aircraft is a specialty of our very talented Lisa Gaskin, known worldwide as the “N-Number Guru of the Universe” – Lisa has been handling reserving, transferring and assigning N-numbers for over 30 years! Lisa has extensive experience in representing manufacturers, brokers, and aircraft owners. For a very small fee Lisa will handle your N-Number change with great efficiency and you will make a new friend, too, as it is virtually impossible not to love Lisa!
FAA and IR Update
As of this writing, the FAA is approximately 5 weeks backlogged in processing registration and encumbrance documents, and about 5 weeks and 2 days backlogged in handling N-Number changes.
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